When I woke in the morning, I felt better than I ever had. Everything was more vivid, smells more distinct, sounds clearer. I rolled onto my back and sighed. No more heat, thank you Jesus. My mate was nowhere in sight, so I stood and tugged on one of his tshirts and headed downstairs. I heard voices in the kitchen, I noticed it was Alcide, and The Bon Temps crew. Sam was there, along with Sookie, Lafayette, Jason, Sheriff Bellfleur, and a few others I didn't bother to acknowledge. I huffed and mind linked Alcide, perks of being mated, 'Why are all these people here?'. So maybe a was a little snippy. 'I don't know princess, and they're beating around the bush.' Alcide huffed right back. As I walked further into the kitchen, nodding hello to everyone there, I froze. Sookie had moved around the kitchen island and was hugging Alcide's arm to her chest. I growled low in warning, my eyes flashing, and my teeth bared. "Anne, what's your problem?" Sookie asked cluelessly. The human always grated on my nerves, and she always smelled like fangers. "You." I growled again. "Let him go." I bit out sharply. She was still clueless. "Oh come on, I haven't seen Cide in weeks, the east he can do is give me a proper hug." She laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck. As Alcide went to untangle her and mover her back, I roared. "Mate! Nobody touches my mate.." Before I could stop myself I shifted and launched off the ground toward her. She screamed and scrambled back. Alcide reacted quickly and caught me mid-leap. My wolf was cradled in his arms as he stroked my fur and soothed me. I was usually a very mellow person, but I didn't know what the hell was going on with me. I felt possessive, dangerously so. It was all part of the mating process, I knew, but it was still overwhelming. Hormones were flying high, and everything was supercharged. I ducked my head and buried my nuzzle in Alcide's chest, ashamed for having lost control like that. I kept my eyes closed tightly, just wanting my Alpha to comfort me. "Give us a second guys." Alcide said as he carried me to the living room, snagging my discarded tshirt as we went. Once on the couch, he told me to shift. I did, and pulled the tshirt back on. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to. I just- I saw her touching you, and I got so angry." I babbled. Alcide shh'd me and tugged me into his lap. "It's alright honey, it's perfectly normal to feel that way. Newly mated wolves, especially Alphas, tend to be extremely possessive until things settle down. Everything is more intense. It's alright." He soothed me. I nodded and calmed slightly. Once we made our way back to the kitchen, Alcide reclaimed his spot, this time with me in his lap. "Sookie, I'm sorry." I spoke honestly. I wasn't a huge fan of the girl, but I didn't want to rip her apart either. She nodded in acceptance. "So I take it you two are finally together then?" She asked cautiously. I nodded, and Alcide nuzzled his mark on my neck. I squirmed in his lap. "Well it's about damn time! Yall two motherfuckas been sniffin around each other for years, and you big boy!" Lafayette pointed to Alcide, "been growling and puffin out your chest and scaring the crap out of anyone that even looks at miss thing here for as long as I can remember. Good for yall." He finished dramatically. I giggled and looked up at Alcide, smiling deliriously, "That's because that's an Alpha's job. To protect what's his." I purred up at my big bad wolf. "Damn right, and you little one, are mine." Alcide growled playfully and kissed me quickly. I sighed, life was good. Really good.
Ok, this is the last chapter for this story. I know that this is a fairly short story, but I just wanted something quick, that wasn't going to drag on. Lol. I'm sorry of all of the typos, I get all into writing and I forget to spellcheck and go over what I've written. But give me some feedback, tell me what you think, or if you'd like more Alcide stories. Lol. Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed. :)